本套教材共分4册,每册l2个单元,每单元包括5篇文章,其中长篇2篇,中短篇3篇。长篇每篇800~1 300词,中短篇每篇240~350词。编排上采用由浅入深,循序渐进的原则,这样有利于逐步加快学生的阅读速度,扩大阅读量,同时也给学生适度增加压力。文章均选自英语**近年来出版的正规纸质书刊和网络材料,内容新颖、信息量大。题材涉及教育、科技、政治、经济、文化等诸多方面,不仅具有时代性和思想性,也具有可读性和趣味性。体裁涵盖说明文、记叙文、议论文、传记、演讲稿、回忆录、新闻通讯、科学小品等。所选文章均经过精挑细选,难度相宜,少数地方虽做了必要的改写和删节,但不失为语言地道、表达准确、原汁原味的佳作。 大学英语阅读拓展(第二册)(许有江总主编,刘晓阳主编)_刘晓阳_中国农业出版社_

前言
UNIT 1
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 How to Combine Both Prosperity and Happiness
Passage 2 Men Are from Mars; Women Are from Venus
Section B Banked Cloze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 2
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 Guide to Chinese Manners
Passage 2 Forget the Food: Fast Food Ads Aimed at Kids Feature Lotsof Giveaways
Section B Banked Cloze 2o
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 3
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 Ten Small Changes Make a Big Difference
Passage 2 Managing Your Stress
Section B Banked Cloze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 4
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 How Much Higher? How Much Faster? --Limits toHuman Sporting Performance Are Not Yet in Sight
Passage 2 Honey, Your Success Is Shrinking Me
Section B Banked Cloze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 5
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 Two-Faced Facebook: We Like It, but It Doesn't MakeUs Happy
Passage 2 Dreams
Section B Banked Cloze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 6
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 Why Pagodas Don't Fall Down
Passage 2 Your Ticket to the USA
Section B Banked Cloze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 7
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 Coffee: the Health-Booster or Health Hazard
Passage 2 New Energy Sources and Inventions
Section B Banked Ooze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 8
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
Passage 1 Everyday Etiquette for Office I.ife
Passage 2 The Role of Governments in Environmental Management
Section B Banked Ooze
Section C Reading Comprehension
UNIT 9
Section A Fast Reading (Skimming and Scanning)
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UNIT 10
UNIT 11
UNIT 12
Key to Exercises
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